Eagle20
13 Jan 2008
Eagle20
13 Jan 2008
Eagle20
13 Jan 2008
Feedback / Today's Polish Name Day - New Feature [41]
Imieniny or “name day”, the feast day of the saint for whom someone is named.
what is polish name day and why have names in this forum next to the bit that says polihs name day//???
Imieniny or “name day”, the feast day of the saint for whom someone is named.
Eagle20
13 Jan 2008
Eagle20
13 Jan 2008
News / Poland to Change the National Anthem? [22]
I'm for leaving the Polish Anthem as it is.
P.S. How do you get a youtube link built in a post?
I'm for leaving the Polish Anthem as it is.
P.S. How do you get a youtube link built in a post?
Eagle20
13 Jan 2008
Language / Diminutive of Aniol [15]
Thanks for the replies.
Don't seem to be not many diminutives for Anioł.
Thanks for the replies.
Don't seem to be not many diminutives for Anioł.
Eagle20
13 Jan 2008
Language / Diminutive of Aniol [15]
I sometimes call ours Bandit, for the same reason. (Maybe i'll try Zorrita next time)
Sometimes I call her Zorrita, due to her "mask of Zorro" facial markings.
I sometimes call ours Bandit, for the same reason. (Maybe i'll try Zorrita next time)
Eagle20
13 Jan 2008
Language / Diminutive of Aniol [15]
I should have spelt it fenuś, which is itself a diminutive of feniks.
(I should have said diminutive of feniks not (fenusz).
Your avatar looks quite like my cat Anioł.
(problem is I dunno the word fenusz :)
I should have spelt it fenuś, which is itself a diminutive of feniks.
(I should have said diminutive of feniks not (fenusz).
Your avatar looks quite like my cat Anioł.
Eagle20
13 Jan 2008
Language / Diminutive of Aniol [15]
We have given our younger cat the name Angel but i like to use a Polish form.
What are the diminutives of Anioł?
We used to have a cat called Pebbles. I used to call her Pebuszka (spelling might not be right). Some times i just reduced it to Buszka.
Our older cat is called Feniks (Actual Polish form). I call him Fenusz, is that spelling right?
Any other diminutive forms of Fenusz?
We have given our younger cat the name Angel but i like to use a Polish form.
What are the diminutives of Anioł?
We used to have a cat called Pebbles. I used to call her Pebuszka (spelling might not be right). Some times i just reduced it to Buszka.
Our older cat is called Feniks (Actual Polish form). I call him Fenusz, is that spelling right?
Any other diminutive forms of Fenusz?
Eagle20
16 Dec 2007
Life / What is the attitude of Poles in Poland to émigré Poles? [15]
My mum got out of Kazakhstan in about 1942. Went to Teran, Africa then came to the UK in 1948.
She was from Lwów so could not go back top her bit of Poland.
My mum got out of Kazakhstan in about 1942. Went to Teran, Africa then came to the UK in 1948.
She was from Lwów so could not go back top her bit of Poland.
Eagle20
16 Dec 2007
Life / Polish Radios that play good Polish music and English rock music? [19]
Try the following : -
polskastacja.pl
Plays English & Polish Music.
I use for Polish only so don't know quality of the English music played.
Try the following : -
polskastacja.pl
Plays English & Polish Music.
I use for Polish only so don't know quality of the English music played.
Eagle20
16 Dec 2007
UK, Ireland / Locations of Polish food and drink places in London [12]
Very disappointing range in Tesco and Sainsburys. Don't know about others.
Wiejska good in Sainsburys though.
also Sainsburys, Morrisons and Costcutter all now do limited Polish ranges
Very disappointing range in Tesco and Sainsburys. Don't know about others.
Wiejska good in Sainsburys though.
Eagle20
16 Dec 2007
UK, Ireland / Locations of Polish food and drink places in London [12]
There is a Polish deli on Ealing Broadway on the opposite side of the road from the Underground station. It is on the corner.
I think your best bet would be Ealing, Hammersmith, Acton, Fulham, Shepherds Bush.
There is a Polish deli on Ealing Broadway on the opposite side of the road from the Underground station. It is on the corner.
Eagle20
13 Dec 2007
News / Polish people (and language) spreading all over the world? [25]
It can be difficult to keep a language going. It can all depend on circumstances.
If there are very few people in a particular area speaking that language then there are few opportunities to use it.
Also kids most probably feel if no one else (in my English school) is learning the language then why should I bother.
Some get help from the kids' grandparents, looking after them etc.
I was born in the UK and I was lucky in that I lived in an area with many Poles who got together to provide a Polish School on Saturday mornings.
My Polish isn't brilliant but I get by in most cases. The other day I even managed to help a Pole who did not know English well enough yet to fill out an English school application form for their child.
When I had kids I started to brush up on my Polish and I now send them to a Polish Satuday School not far from us.
They are not too happy about going, but they still go. (I don't feel too bad about sending them as I know that they would otherwise be playing computer games)
If I had not had kids I guess I most probably would have lost most of the language, as it is I speak to them in Polish every day and I also meet more Poles (mostly other kids' parents) then I would have done.
I also try to go to Poland at least every other year, mostly to visit relatives. (Its lucky for me that the UK is not too far from Poland)
My wife is English, she has helped a lot and is happy that the kids are learning Polish. If she had not supported me it would have been a lot harder.
I try to keep up the Polish traditions like Wigilia and make pierogi (or at least my wife makes them with me and the kids helping)
Good luck to anyone learning Polish, trying to keep their Polish going or even trying to get there kids to learn Polish!
When Poles go abroad they continue speaking Polish, but their children don't always continue with polish customs/traditions.
It can be difficult to keep a language going. It can all depend on circumstances.
If there are very few people in a particular area speaking that language then there are few opportunities to use it.
Also kids most probably feel if no one else (in my English school) is learning the language then why should I bother.
Some get help from the kids' grandparents, looking after them etc.
I was born in the UK and I was lucky in that I lived in an area with many Poles who got together to provide a Polish School on Saturday mornings.
My Polish isn't brilliant but I get by in most cases. The other day I even managed to help a Pole who did not know English well enough yet to fill out an English school application form for their child.
When I had kids I started to brush up on my Polish and I now send them to a Polish Satuday School not far from us.
They are not too happy about going, but they still go. (I don't feel too bad about sending them as I know that they would otherwise be playing computer games)
If I had not had kids I guess I most probably would have lost most of the language, as it is I speak to them in Polish every day and I also meet more Poles (mostly other kids' parents) then I would have done.
I also try to go to Poland at least every other year, mostly to visit relatives. (Its lucky for me that the UK is not too far from Poland)
My wife is English, she has helped a lot and is happy that the kids are learning Polish. If she had not supported me it would have been a lot harder.
I try to keep up the Polish traditions like Wigilia and make pierogi (or at least my wife makes them with me and the kids helping)
Good luck to anyone learning Polish, trying to keep their Polish going or even trying to get there kids to learn Polish!